want to his own mps have had enough, they want to defend him, they won t turn up want to defend him, they won t turn up to want to defend him, they won t turn up to support him, and if he pmposes up to support him, and if he proposes them, they want to vote for basic public proposes them, they want to vote for basic public health measures. | basic public health measures. i understand illegitimate anxieties that colleagues about restrictions on their liberty, and on the liberty of people, but i believe the approach we are taking is balanced and proportionate and right for this country. mps are due to go on their christmas break, but the prime minister promised to consult them if any further restrictions are needed. also this lunchtime: the cost of living hits its highest level for a decade, inflation surging to 5.1% in the year to november. the thousands of young women who were pressurised into giving up their babies an inquiry begins into the scandal of historical force
high pressure continuing to build across the uk. this weather front has pretty much stalled across northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. to the north of it some sunshine for northern scotland, a slice of wintry sunshine through northern england and the east of england and the midlands and in the south thicker cloud and gloomy skies. that is pretty much how it looks for the rest of the afternoon with patches of rain affecting northern ireland into north west england particularly across cumbria. a breezy day to come in the north. these are mean wind speeds. much lighter winds further south, closer to the high pressure. what you will notice is where it is sunny it is going to be mild. something fresherfor sunny it is going to be mild. something fresher for the far north of scotland. this evening and whether or overnight the weather front begins to shift again. further south largely dry, variable cloud, a few clear spells across eastern england which means it
k c cnn this morning continues right now. good morning. it s friday, the top of the hour. in just a few hours, president biden and first lady and the secretary of defense will head to delaware to join grieving families of three american families killed in jordan and attend the dignified transfer of their remains at dover air force base. on thursday, the pentagon chief confirmed a multi-tiered response is coming. it s unclear when the u.s. plans to launch that retaliation. sources telling cnn, iran did appear to be surprised by the attack by the proxies. overnight, iran s president said he would not start any war but did vow to, quote, respond strongly to bullies. here we are again. this is coming the day the president signed the executive order targeting israeli settlers who attack palestinians. he is going to meet later today with the families of the fallen american soldiers. as he is navigating this at home as well and dealing with everything that s going on in the
you can t keep approaching the problem, you know, by buying more guns and having more guns in the country. another conservative mp calls on the prime minister to resign over downing street lockdown parties. and former cabinet minister andrea leadsom criticises him for unacceptable failures of leadership. mega chippy. and the once humble chip shop in coventry, that s now at tiktok sensation. there are calls today to give more children in england free school meals to help tackle the cost of living crisis. teaching unions say all children from families on universal credit should be eligible forfree meals as part of an urgent expansion of the scheme. the cost of food, fuel and other goods has surged in recent months, pushing inflation to a ao year high. here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. more children than ever are coming through the doors. at capacity. we opened 11 minutes ago, we ve only got a small room, we are going to be busy. at this free half term
it can become law. it s likely to be vetoed by georgia s president, but parliament can override the veto with an additional vote. critics are dubbing it the russia law. they say that it s similar to legislation russia uses to suppress certain opinions and silence critics of the kremlin. those who oppose the bill also argue that the legislation could negatively affect georgia s chances ofjoining the european union. he bbcs rayhan demytrie has been on the ground in tbilisi and sent this report from. they marched in with a warning against the protesters who have been demonstrating outside parliament for weeks. protesters stood defiantly, refusing to move away. ..and then violence. ..all in the name of a contentious law, which protesters fear will mark the end of georgia s democracy. you get a sense, now, they are moving more intensely, and the protesters are beginning to boo. they re being pushed away from the square. we will be in the eu. we will be in the eu! freedom to the ge